The Tom Benson family situation that’s being aired out to the public is getting so heated that there may not be much room for repair. Michelle Southern reports.
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Protests are planned outside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center for Saturday’s Global Prayer Rally. Eric Gill reports…
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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has issued several citations on a group of people for allegedly hunting ducks illegally over a sewer plant in Acadia Parish. LDWF spokesman Adam Einck says they got the tip that these Louisiana residents were possibly committing the violations…:
Einck says in all 15 people were cited by agents and a total of 89 ducks were seized and 72 coots. He says it appears these people were going to the Rayne sewer plant because they just wanted to hunt…:
Einck says there were a number of violations that took place in this case but the biggest was wanton waste which means you don’t retrieve game that you harvest. He says the penalty carries up to a $950 fine and up to 120 days in jail. Einck says these people were just leaving the ducks in the sewage pond…:
CUT 5 (08) “after you do shoot em”
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Multiple sources have reported that employees of General Electric’s plant in Pineville have been told that the facility is closing with the manufacturing jobs transferring to Jacksonville, Florida. The valve plant employs about 300 people. Pineville Mayor Clarence Fields says they haven’t gotten any official report from GE…
Fields says employees were informed of the closing in a meeting held Thursday morning. He adds that there was no prior indication that the plant would potentially close down. Fields says this closing, not only will affect the 300 employees and their families, but also on other merchants in the area…
Pineville has seen several facilities close in recent years, including Cotton Brothers Bakery and International Paper. Fields says they are currently looking for prospects to fill those sites. He is hoping the city’s luck will change in the near future…
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Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson’s dirty laundry is being aired to fans as a day after he announces he’s decided to leave the franchises to his wife instead of his kids, the former heirs sue claiming it was a decision made out of incompetence. Dr. Michelle Moore is a clinical psychologist at the LSU Health Sciences Center. She says a family battle like this is happens all the time…:
The 87-year-old Benson responded to the lawsuit saying the allegations that he’s incapacitated are false and he intends to fight them every step of the way. Moore says this family battle can be repaired with simple open communication among members…:
The family suit claims Gayle Benson is a gold digger who has talked her husband into completely disconnecting himself from the kids and grandkids. Moore says this situation is that much more difficult because there is a ton of money involved…:
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Protests are planned outside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center for Saturday’s Global Prayer Rally. The American Family Association, known for its opposition of gay rights, is putting on the event and gay rights advocates plan to protest. “The Response” is a planned day of prayer for America. Spokesman Doug Stringer says we live in a country where we have freedom of speech and people do have the right to protest…
Stringer calls the rally a call to prayer for a nation in crisis. Governor Bobby Jindal is scheduled to be one of many participants praying at the 6-hour event. Although hundreds of protesters are expected, Stringer says that will not distract them from their mission…
Peter Jenkins is the organizer of “Organize, Reflect, Act”, who will be protesting at the event. Jenkins says it’s important to note that his organization is not against a prayer rally, rather they oppose the American Family Association…
He says the American Family Association has a history of making anti-gay remarks. Jenkins says his event will begin with a march through the LSU campus and will be followed by several speakers and workshops. He says Saturday will not just be about protesting the American Family Association…
cut 15 (07) “in our communities”
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